Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure, by Cédric Villani
The lows and highs of a ‘rock star’ scholar cracking an impossible problem enthral Noel-Ann Bradshaw

The lows and highs of a ‘rock star’ scholar cracking an impossible problem enthral Noel-Ann Bradshaw

We need an honest conversation about unconscious prejudices and how they can hold back individuals and their work
As debates rage on how to spend the £1.2 million surplus of The Sociological Review (“Journal board in dark over £1m surplus”, 19 February), it is disappointing that there is no comment on how this...
Thank you for raising the pressing issue of student mental well-being (“Diversity driving demand for mental healthcare”, News, 19 February). Every university has a pastoral duty of care for its...
I am an academic at the University of Manchester who also sits on the senate, which has twice discussed the closure of the Middle Eastern studies undergraduate programmes. I did not participate in...
Students at the University of the West of Scotland have consistently rejected the idea of tuition fees mentioned by Craig Mahoney, principal and vice-chancellor of UWS (“Talk of fees is tricky in...
The University and College Union branch at the Open University is extremely concerned about the deficit and falling student numbers reported in ߣߣƵ (“OU’s numbers dive 28% as pool...


The Labour Party appeared close to ending the long-running saga over its fees and funding policy as ߣߣƵ went to press. By releasing a story about £2 billion set aside by the...

Group will be made up of experts and prominent figures from across higher education

Les Ebdon explains the thinking behind a new strategic aim for the Office for Fair Access

Hefce chief to take up post of vice-president (implementation) in the spring tasked with change management

Oxford blogger publishes citation count for autism expert, who ran two Elsevier titles

CEO Maddalaine Ansell proposes asset sharing and collaborating with business on course design at mission group

Having turned the University of Cumbria around, Upton is now heading to Wrexham